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[Printing of 3D models to aid in complex renal surgery.]
Marco Ciappara Paniagua1, María Isabel Galante Romo1, Jesús Moreno Sierra1
1Servicio de Urología. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid. España.
Objective:
Nephron sparing surgery is the gold standard in cT1 renal tumor. In order to perform a safe and effective surgery is essential a good radiological study. 3D printing is a new tool that allows the creation of virtual and physical trustworthy 3D reproduction of organs or anatomical structures of patients.
Method:
Non systematic review of PubMed database about the usefulness of 3D printing in renal surgery.
Results:
3D printing has a potential use in surgery planning, resident education and improving the communication and understanding of our patients.
Conclusion:
Today the number of publications and the use of these technique are still low. 3D printing is a useful tool in order to improve communication with patients and has a potential role in resident education. 3D printing technology could be useful in surgically complex cases since provides an exact model of the organ and the lesion before the intervention allowing a better surgery planning to the surgeon.
